From festivals to radio, the Boston area still offers many opportunities for exploring Puerto Rican culture. Choose the category below that interests you:

• Academic Resources
• Associations/Cultural Groups
• Festivals/Special Events
• Media

Academic Resources

• Interfaculty Committee on Latino Studies
  David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
  Harvard University, 61 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 495-3366
• Latino, Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Northeastern University
• Puerto Rican Student Association
  Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02167
• Mauricio Gaston Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy
  University of Massachusetts, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125-3393 (617) 287-5790
  Edwin MelÈndez, Ph.D, Director Study and Research on the Latino Community

Associations/Cultural Groups

• Alianza Hispana
  409 Dudley Street, Roxbury, MA 02119 (617) 427-7175
• Cardinal Cushing Center
  76 Union Park Street, Boston, MA 02118 (617) 542-9292
• Social Service Center Casa Esperanza
  291 Eustis Street, Roxbury, MA 02119 (617) 445-7411
• Centro Presente
  54 Essex Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 (617) 497-9080
  Legal Department for Hispanic, Translations, Computer and English Classes.
• Hispanic-American Chamber of Commerce
  67 Broad Street, Boston, MA 02109 (617) 261-4222
• Inquilinos Boricuas en AcciÛn, Inc. (I.B.A.) Puerto Rican Tenants in Action
  Villa Victoria, Jorge Hern·ndez Cultural Center, 405 Shawmut Avenue, Boston, MA 02118 (617) 262-1342
  Cultural Activities (Music and Dance Groups Presentations), Cultural Workshops, Elderly Group (Wednesday), Family Advocacy (Therapy), Teen Activities (movie night, field trips) , Video Classes for Teens.

Festivals/Special Events

• Festival Betances
  Three day festival takes place at the Villa Victoria in Boston's South End
• Puerto Rican Festival
  One week festival held each July
  Contact Tony Molina at (617) 971-0603

Media

• El Mundo
  Alberto Vasallo, Publisher, 408 S. Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02130 (617) 552-5060
• La Plaza
  WGBH-TV weekly program on Hispanic issues.
• WBPS Cambridge AM 890 "Estrella"
  Varied, Latin pop/soft music
• WBUR Boston (NPR) "Con Salsa"
  The weekly Latin music program on WBUR (90.9 FM), hosted by Peter Martinez. It's on every Saturday from midnight till 5:00 am Sunday and reaches some 60,000 people in Massachusetts.
• WLYN Lynn AM 1360
• WUNR AM 1600
• WRCA 1330 "La Radiolandia"
• WUNI-TV Spanish Channel
• Que Pasa?
  WBZ-TV weekly program for Spanish children